Match review committee co-ordinator Michael Buettner said there was a clear difference in the Ennis and Wighton tackles.
“We look for three key indicators when determining whether a shoulder charge has been made,” Buettner said.
“They are: 1 – The upper arm of the defender must be tucked in to his side at contact.
“2 – The defender is making no attempt to wrap in the tackle with both arms
“3 – There is forceful contact by the defender to any part of the body of the attacking player.
“If all three of these indicators are clearly identified in an incident then a player will be charged with a shoulder charge.. In the case of Michael Ennis, it’s very clear that the left arm of Ennis is away from his body and not tucked into his side. So no charge was laid.
Treat each incident as a separate case.
1 – The upper arm of the defender must be tucked in to his side at contact. Did Billy do this? - Yes he did!
2 – The defender is making no attempt to wrap in the tackle with both arms - Was this the case with Billy? Yes it was!
3 – There is forceful contact by the defender to any part of the body of the attacking player. -Was this the case in Billy’s hit?- Yep !
That’s 3 from 3. That equals suspension.
Now I know you are not going to like that snow and you will come back and call me this that or the other (that’s your go to) but the facts are facts and those are the facts.
There are plenty of examples of how he should have attempted to make that tackle legally.
If he tried to legally tackle him, then this would never have been an issue. If Feki scores from a legal attempted tackle, well that’s part of the game.
